Standing in a kiddie pool filled with fresh water, Megan the golden retriever got a special shampooing and massage from Kim Stutsman of Tall Grass Spa.

Megan stood patiently while being washed, rinsed and towel-dried at the third annual Wine, Washes and Wagging Tails event at Evergreen National Bank on Sunday. The spa organized the event as a benefit for the Evergreen Animal Protective League.

“We’ve washed about 80 dogs, and we’re not done yet,” Michele Alton of Tall Grass Spa said while holding a towel for the next canine client.

It is difficult to believe that you can live in a community where a big bird with a 5 ½- to 6-foot wingspan is considered to be relatively abundant in summer without ever seeing one. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently to a friend who told me he had seen one perched on a fence post near his home. He had never seen one before but knew what it was immediately.

Switchback, a duo whose music is a mix of American roots and Celtic soul, will headline a concert at Evergreen Lake on Wednesday, July 24, with proceeds benefiting the Evergreen Christian Outreach summer lunch program for under-nourished children in the mountain communities.

The concert will begin with a performance by the Centennial State Pipes and Drums from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Switchback takes the stage at 7 p.m. for a two-hour concert.

Switchback, a duo whose music is a mix of American roots and Celtic soul, will headline a concert at Evergreen Lake on Wednesday, July 24, with proceeds benefiting the Evergreen Christian Outreach summer lunch program for under-nourished children in the mountain communities.

The concert will begin with a performance by the Centennial State Pipes and Drums from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Switchback takes the stage at 7 p.m. for a two-hour concert.

Mix together dirt, water, paint and a bunch of toddlers at Evergreen Lake, and you get an hour of wet, messy fun.
Nine children ages 2 to 5 gathered outside the Nature Center to learn about the fish that live in the lake. They learned that the lake is stocked with trout each year, and that the fish lay their eggs on the lake bottom.